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Groundbreaking ceremony ng MRT-7 project, pinangunahan ni President Aquino

Pinangunahan ni Pangulong Benigno S. Aquino III ang ground breaking ceremony para sa konstruksyon ng Metro Rail Transit o MRT 7 sa bahagi ng Quezon City Circle. Ang itatayong MRT 7 ay maseserbisyo sa mga pasahero particular sa northeast side ng Metro Manila hanggang sa San Jose Del Monte sa Bulacan. Sa kaniyang talumpati, sinabi ni Pangulong Aquino ang malaking pakinabang sa bagong Mass Railway Transit system. Bukod sa bagong railway system, itatayo rin sa […]

NAIA passengers vigilant against return of “laglag-bala” scheme

QUEZON City, Philippines – Passengers in the Ninoy Aquino International Airport once again wrap their baggages in masking tape and plastic to avoid being victimized by the alleged return of the “laglag-bala” scheme after a passenger, 75-years old Salvacion Cortavista was spotted carrying a bullet. According to the Philippine National Police Aviation Security Group, there is a possibility that the bullet was not detected in the initial inspection and only detected in the final inspection. […]

COMELEC Mall voting approved by SC en banc

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Commission on Elections denied accusations that the Supreme Court En Banc did not approved mall voting. According to COMELEC Chairman Andres Bautista, the COMELEC issued a resolution saying that the Supreme Court En Banc approved mall voting and the the COMELEC should conduct a public hearing. Bautista said that the COMELEC conducted said public hearing, together with the political parties. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing […]

US to China: “Stop militarizing South China Sea”

QUEZON City, Philippines – The United States of America firmly asked China to repeat its promise to not send military forces in the West Philippine Sea, after China sent a military aircraft in the disputed territory to evacuate its workers. According to US State Department Secretary John Kerry, it is questionable that Beijing used a military aircraft to evacuate said personnel, which points out that the activities of China in said region are of military […]

Trillanes will not quit VP run

QUEZON City, Philippines – In a statement, Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that he will not back out from running for vice-president and that he is determined to finish and win the same. This is in response to the alleged request of former Senator Manny Villar thru emissary that Trillanes should give way to Senator Bongbong Marcos. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

Summary hearing regarding Bangladesh money issue, all set

QUEZON City, Philippines – The summary hearing regarding the returning of the money stolen from the Bangladesh Central Bank was set on May 2, in the Regional Trial Court of Manaila, Sala of Judge Reynaldo Alhambra. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

PNP admits mistake in Kidapawan incident

QUEZON City, Philippines – The Philippine National Police admitted that several of its personnel committed mistakes during the dispersal of protesting farmers in Kidapawan. According to the PNP, it is not part of their dispersal policy to fire guns which several police did on Kidapawan. The PNP added that said police were already identified and dismissed from the service. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]

NCRPO to assign police marshals in buses

QUEZON City, Philippines – The National Capital Region Police Office started assigning 240 police marshals in public utility buses in order to protect the passengers from hold-up situations as well as snatchers and pick-pockets. Said police marshals will board buses to check on the situation of passengers. Said measure will be implemented in EDSA and other major roads in the National Capital Region. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho […]

NBI arrests COMELEC website hacker

QUEZON CIty, Philippines – Now in custody of the National Bureau of Investigation Cybercrime Division is the hacker that attacked the official website of the Commission on Elections. Said suspect was apprehended due to the combination of digital and human surveillance. The COMELEC website was hacked last March 28 by a group of hacktivists that called themselves Anonymous Philippines. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith […]

GMA asks SC’s permission to vote

QUEZON City, Philippines – Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo filed a petition to the Supreme Court to allow her to go to Pampanga and exercise her right to vote. According to the motion filed by her camp, Arroyo asked that she be allowed to leave the Veterans Memorial Medical Center and that the Commission on Elections recognizes the right of prisoners to vote and that she retains her right to vote because said right is denied […]

Leading Philippine candidate says he may cut US, Australia ties

MANILA,Philippines (AFP) — Trash-talking Philippine presidential favourite Rodrigo Duterte has warned he is prepared to cut diplomatic ties with the United States and Australia after their ambassadors criticized his joke about the jailhouse rape of a missionary. Duterte also told the ambassadors to “shut their mouths”, as controversy continued to rage over his comments in which he said he wanted to have been the first to rape the Australian woman who was brutalized and murdered […]